Job Description:

Trainee Recruitment Consultant 

Tech Recruitment | Maldon, Essex
Salary: Competitive Apprenticeship Salary + Commission
Employment Type: Full-Time Apprenticeship

About CR3 Recruitment

CR3 Recruitment is a growing recruitment business focused on delivering high-quality talent solutions across the technology and construction sectors.

We are looking for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant Apprentice to join our growing Technology division. This is a great opportunity for someone who is ambitious, competitive and wants to build a career in recruitment, sales and technology.

You'll be joining an established technology desk with existing clients, candidates and live vacancies, giving you the opportunity to learn recruitment while working on real opportunities from day one.

The Role

You'll work alongside experienced consultants while learning the full recruitment process, including:

• Sourcing candidates through LinkedIn, job boards and databases
• Speaking with candidates and understanding their experience and career goals
• Conducting candidate screening and interviews
• Building and maintaining candidate networks
• Developing relationships with existing and prospective clients
• Qualifying vacancies and understanding client requirements
• Writing and advertising job descriptions
• Managing applications and interview processes
• Supporting offer negotiations and candidate aftercare
• Maintaining accurate CRM records
• Learning the commercial side of recruitment, including fees, margins and targets

What We're Looking For

Recruitment experience isn't essential. We're looking for someone with the right attitude and a genuine desire to learn.

You'll ideally be:

• Ambitious and keen to build a successful career
• Personable and confident speaking to different people
• Reliable and accountable
• Competitive and motivated by targets
• Resilient and able to handle setbacks
• Commercially minded with an interest in sales
• Organised and able to manage multiple tasks
• Tech curious and interested in the technology sector
• A confident communicator who enjoys building relationships

Most importantly, you'll need the drive to learn and develop.

Training & Progression

You'll receive structured training alongside your apprenticeship, with practical experience from day one.

You'll develop your skills across candidate sourcing, interviewing, client communication, business development, sales, negotiation and account management.

The long-term goal is to progress you into a fully-fledged Technology Recruitment Consultant, with a clear pathway towards Senior Consultant and management positions.

What We Offer

• Competitive apprenticeship salary
• Uncapped commission
• Existing warm technology desk
• Full recruitment training and mentoring
• Apprenticeship qualification
• Clear career progression
• Modern office environment
• Team incentives and social events
• Opportunity to build your own client and candidate network
• Rapid progression based on performance

The CR3 Way

At CR3, we believe the best recruiters aren't necessarily the people with the most experience. They're the people who are:

PERSONABLE | RELIABLE | ACCOUNTABLE

If you're ambitious, competitive and want to build a career where your performance directly influences your progression and earning potential, we'd love to hear from you.